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junpei “doe eyed bastard” yoshino ([personal profile] moondregs) wrote2021-11-07 03:00 pm

Open post!

Just an open post for AUs and continuations of memes.

Will gussy up at a later date.

Possibly ... maybe ...
natzoom: ([:)] waiting patiently)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-08 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Junpei. [Natsume repeats it, and suddenly he's smiling, the first real smile he's given all night -- not forced, not just to be polite. Warm and genuine and bright.] Hi, Junpei.

[Then his expression goes somber again, a bit of that strained, pained look from before as he shakes his head.] No, that's -- I'm not trying to play out some heroic fantasy. This is real life. This is your life.

[He hesitates, then reaches out for one of Junpei's hands again, gently.] The only thing I want you to pretend, for the next -- [Natsume pauses, checks his watch, because yes, he wore a wristwatch to a nightclub.] -- fifty-five minutes is that I'm not trying to trick you or trap you or use you or manipulate you. That maybe, for the next fifty-five minutes, I'm being sincere.

[He laces their fingers together, offers a little smile.] Can you do that?
natzoom: ([:)] fake little smile)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-08 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Natsume's always been on the sensitive side -- both emotionally and as far as senses go. He seems to be able to hear or smell things others can't, pick up on the most subtle changes in another's scent or demeanor. He can tell the second Junpei's caution drops, just slightly, when the wary mistrust turns to something softer. Something like hope.

The omega was beautiful before, but in a detached kind of way, like a glittering toy -- meant to be used and cast aside. The hopefulness makes him compelling in a different way, and Natsume's chest goes tight and painful. That's the first sign that he's already in way too deep.

He covers it with an easy smile, keeping their hands entwined.
] Okay. So. What's your first name?
natzoom: (pic#10354963)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-08 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Takashi. That's -- my given name. Natsume is my family name. I suppose that was obvious.

[He follows Junpei's gaze, then leans forward, smiling, nose scrunched a little.] There we go, something we have in common.

Is it so strange to think I might actually just want to spend time with you? With your clothes on?
natzoom: ([:(] oh. okay.)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-08 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Natsume listens quietly, looking down at their joined hands, running his thumb over Junpei's knuckles. He's too skinny. Now that he isn't constantly posing and preening, it's easy to see how exhausted he looks. The urge to take care of him is almost as strong as the mindless, base alpha urge to take what he's been insistently offering this entire time.

Somehow, Natsume manages to ignore both these urges. Be different. He just wants to be different, at least this once.
]

Then I suggest you enjoy the break. While it lasts. [He squeezes the omega's hand, tight.] What sort of movies?
natzoom: ([:|] p-p-poker face)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-09 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Really? Huh. Interesting. Movie theaters always end up putting me to sleep.

[Natsume knows it's temporary. That he's going to walk out in 35ish minutes and Junpei is going to forget all about him. He's going to go back to work and this will be nothing more than an odd, inexplicable memory.

But at least it'll be something. If it's all he's allowed to be, Natsume can live with being a memory.
]

How long have you worked here?
natzoom: art by poucari ([:o] that boy)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-09 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
They're warm and dark! And the seats are comfy! [He's blushing again, wrinkling his nose. He's not weird, plenty of people nap in movie theaters!

Natsume considers this for a moment, counting time in his head.
] I didn't live here a year ago. I've only been in town for a couple months. I suppose that's why I haven't seen you around school or anything.

[He glances back up, a half-smile curling across his face.] I would've remembered if I'd seen you before.
natzoom: ([:)] daydreams)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-09 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Natsume tilts his head a little, considering, before slowly moving to stretch out on his front, feet kicked up so he doesn't get his shoes on the bed -- manners, even in a sexy nightclub. He's propped up on his elbows, looking up into Junpei's face. It's a weird position for an alpha to willingly put themselves in -- even subconsciously, most wouldn't let anyone be physically above them, especially not an omega.

But Natsume does, resting his chin in one hand, smiling a little.
] I think I still would've. I think I would've noticed you anywhere, no matter what you were wearing.

Would you have disliked that? Me noticing you?
natzoom: ([:)] someday...)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-09 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. [Natsume frowns a little, reaching out and resting his hand on Junpei's ankle. He can see the red marks from the straps of the high heels, and he absently rubs his thumb over them, trying to soothe them.] I wouldn't want to make it harder.

...it'd be nice if. There was some way I wouldn't. Some way I could make it easier. [He huffs out a wry laugh, scooting a little closer so he can rest his chin on Junpei's knee instead, looking up at him.] That's probably just wishful thinking, but I can't help it.
natzoom: ([:o] i'm not blushing shut up)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-10 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Practically, Natsume knows that the best thing to do would be to back away, to leave, to make some excuse to remove himself. That's his first, immediate inclination, escape the situation he's somehow created.

But there's an instinct there too, stronger than societal awkwardness, something that's been brewing since the second he'd seen Junpei, sitting there in the booth, pale and aloof and beautiful and untouchable. He's not untouchable now, folded in on himself, in tears. Natsume had said all sorts of things about not wanting to save him, but he does. He does.

He's across the room in an instant, reaching out, arms going around the omega's waist to tug him close, face buried against his neck. Every bit of control he'd had is melting away, not because of Junpei's seduction or his lines or his rehearsed actions, but because of his pain. Natsume wants him, wants him so badly it hurts, but he wants to make that pain go away even more.
]

Tell me how to fix it. [It's quiet, urgent, almost pleading.] Tell me what to do and I'll do it. Anything. Anything you want.
natzoom: ([:|] deep in thought)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-10 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Natsume makes a soft, hmph-ing sort of sound that indicates he disagrees, but he doesn't argue. Instead he just nuzzles into Junpei's neck, letting his own scent wrap around the other for a moment -- protective, soothing, reassuring. I'm here and nothing can hurt you.

It's only true for the next 20 minutes. But Natsume isn't moving away.
]

I know. I'm not asking you to -- run away with me or something. [Yes he is. That's exactly what he wants.] ...but I'll come back. Here. If you want me to.
natzoom: ([:)] hi there)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-10 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Not even if I ask nicely? [He's -- teasing. Yes, he's teasing, lifting his head a little to smile at Junpei, chin hooked over his shoulder.

Then he looks more serious, setting his jaw in determination.
] I'll find a way. I'll figure it out. I promise.

Do you believe me?
natzoom: ([:o] sunshine boy)

[personal profile] natzoom 2022-07-10 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[There are stories like this, romance novels and movies and things, where alphas and omegas who are destined to be together can feel it the second they meet. Natsume had never really believed in that sort of thing before, though. It seemed too absurd, too impossible.

Now he's wondering if he was wrong.
]

It won't be a year. It'll be soon. As soon as I can. [He wants to promise an exact day, wants to give Junpei something to hold onto. There's a note of hollow hopelessness in his tone that feels like a knife to the chest.

Gently, Natsume turns Junpei around, hands on his shoulders, looking down into his teary eyes.
] Just -- don't give up on me. Okay? Try to believe I'm not lying to you.

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